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HANSARD Economic UpdateI welcome the Chancellor’s package, but he will recognise that many of our constituents remain anxious and we look forward to further measures. He rightly mentioned the aviation…17 Mar 2020HANSARD Budget ResolutionsI begin my contribution, as my right hon. Friend the Member for Epsom and Ewell (Chris Grayling) did his, by acknowledging that this debate takes place under the shadow of the…16 Mar 2020HANSARDPlanning for the FutureI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement, particularly his comments about wanting more people to live in safer, greener, beautiful areas—I am sure we would all welcome that.…12 Mar 2020HANSARDRail Franchising System: ViabilityProblems with the franchising system mean that London North Eastern Railway is now under control of the Minister’s Department. He will be aware of my long-running campaign to get…12 Mar 2020HANSARDUniversal CreditLike my hon. Friend the Member for Clacton (Giles Watling), I recently visited one of the jobcentres that serves my constituency—it was in Grimsby and, along with the ones in…09 Mar 2020HANSARDRenewable Energy: ExportsAs the Minister is aware, the Grimsby and Cleethorpes constituencies are major centres for the renewables sector. Many of the smaller businesses are vital parts of the supply…05 Mar 2020HANSARDPost Office and Horizon SoftwareWill the Minister give way?05 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealNorth-east Lincolnshire is a major centre for the renewable energy sector, and a number of US delegations have already visited to look at opportunities. Would the Secretary of…02 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeDoes my right hon. Friend agree that what has traditionally been referred to as robust and forceful exchanges is too often routinely referred to as bullying nowadays, and that…02 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe port of Grimsby, part of which falls in my constituency, is the country’s major centre for service and maintenance in the offshore energy industry. In view of the Government’s…27 Feb 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseEarlier this week, we had the welcome announcement from the Prime Minister about additional funding for bus services. That will be particularly welcomed by my constituents in the…13 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsI support the Prime Minister’s decision yesterday to go ahead with HS2, although I have to tell him there is little enthusiasm among my constituents because it does nothing to…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Retail Workers: ProtectionI agree with the hon. Member’s comments about the £200 threshold. I have raised the matter with my own police force in Humberside. Those officers tell me that they do not treat it…11 Feb 2020HANSARDBBC Licence FeeThe BBC recently announced that it was shedding 450 staff from the news department, and yet it said that it would still provide a fully comprehensive service. When those reports…06 Feb 2020HANSARDNAO: Overseas WorkMay I join my hon. Friend the Member for Kettering (Mr Hollobone) in paying tribute to my right hon. Friend, whose career in the Public Accounts Commission I have followed closely…06 Feb 2020HANSARDSmall and Medium-sized Food ProducersLast week, the Secretary of State followed in the Minister’s footsteps, visiting Cleethorpes and the neighbouring constituency of Grimsby, where she saw some of the fine seafood…06 Feb 2020HANSARDNAO: Overseas Work4. To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, what recent comparative assessment the NAO has made of its work and that of similar bodies in (a) developing and (b)…06 Feb 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Government are keen to move public sector jobs out of London and the south-east, and northern Lincolnshire is ideal. May I suggest that the public sector workers connected…23 Jan 2020HANSARD Assisted Dying LawI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. It is notable that most professional organisations favour the current arrangements, although, as my right hon. Friend the Member for…23 Jan 2020HANSARD Assisted Dying LawI congratulate the hon. Member for Edinburgh West (Christine Jardine) on securing this important debate. As we always do in such debates, we have heard passionate contributions…23 Jan 2020